Hello and welcome to our blog. We have been getting many requests to join in on blogging so here we go. I hope you all enjoy the "view". Be sure to check us out at www.earthsonglodge.com for detailed information.

EarthSong Lodge in pictures

The view of a lifetime

Denali in March 2012

Caribou and Sled Dogs

two minutes of sunshine at -16 below

Tuesday, August 31, 2010

As I sit here thinking about what to write, the sun is finally peaking out from days of cloudy weather. Oh my goodness, you should see the incredible fall colors on the tundra. Fireweed has seeded and now is deep red, berries are ripe, cranberries vivid red, and my favorite; labrador tea has also turned the deep golden colors of fall. We are enjoying beautiful sunrises and sunsets, chilly evenings with sweaters, and the comforts of living in the most beautiful area in Alaska.
For the past month, Jon has been working on installing our brand new board walks, thank you very much dear husband, making walkways wider, easy for walking (again, thank you very much), and very atractive to our guests.
I am also thinking about all of the wonderful guests who have stayed with us for the past few months; from England, Italy, Ireland, Nova Scotia, Germany, New York, California, Ohio, Oregon... and our very special guests from Nutly New Jersey...I miss you guys.
Here's to welcoming fall. May your days be filled with only happy thoughts.
Much love,
Karin

About Me

My passions in life:
the list is endles since life is such a special gift. I love my husband more than ever, I love to knit and I love Alaska.
I always have a knitting project on my needles, always have a stack of books to read, always have lots of photos to take, always have endless scenery before me which takes my heart on a path of intensity never felt before, always thinking of travel...Italy, Ireland, Scotland, England, New Zealand, Hawaii, Bermuda, Nova Scotia, wineries on the Northwest Coast of US, and ...always am grateful to my family, my sons, my beautiful daughter, my grandchidren, my little dog, Bella... also I am grateful for all the stars in the sky shining on my life..

About Jon

Jon has lived and worked in the Denali Park area since 1982. He worked in Denali National Park as a backcountry ranger, road patrol ranger, naturalist, sled dog kennel supervisor, and perservation specialist restoring historic cabins in the backcountry. Other Alaskan parks he's worked at include Wrangell-St. Elias, Lake Clark, and Gates of the Arctic. He is now a Concessionaire for Denali National Park offering winter dog sledding expeditions, and a proud owner of EarthSong Lodge with his wife, Karin.

His passions in life, besides his lovely wife Karin, is his team of sled dogs. Dog sled expeditions have led him to the Arctic coast, Chilcoot Trail, villages of the Interior, Iditarod Trail, glaciers of the Alaska Range, and the great Denali Wilderness.

Jon published the "Backcountry Companion" which is no longer in print since it was published through Alaska Natural History Association, now Alaska Geographic.

Come and visit with Jon and hear wonderful stories of his great adventures, view his evening Slide Show presentations at Henry's Coffeehouse at EarthSong Lodge during evenings, and hurry up to take a dog sledding expedition of a lifetime before his lovely wife wisks him away for the winter! She is growing wearing of spending winters without her husband!